Henry Anderson Rodríguez Lorenzo (born November 8, 1967) is a Dominican former professional

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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from 1992 to 2002. Rodríguez was a member of the 1996

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(NL)

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team as a member of the Expos, hitting a career high 36 home runs that year; which was the Expos team record at the time. He was voted the

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in 1996. Rodríguez was a key player on the Cubs 1998 Wild Card winning team, and the addition of his bat into the cleanup slot in the Cub lineup helped give slugger

Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta Sosa (; born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and ...

, who hit third, an advantage, as Sosa slugged 66 home runs in 1998. In Montreal, it became a tradition to throw

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bars onto the field after a Rodriguez home run. "Oh Henry" was a popular home run call from Expos broadcaster

Rodger Brulotte Rodger Brulotte (Born January 4, 1947 in Montreal) is a Major League Baseball broadcaster. His career with the Montreal Expos organization started in 1969, working in sales and marketing. He contributed to the creation of the Youppi mascot. In 1 ...

. In 2005, while playing for the

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of the independent Atlantic League, Rodriguez led the league with a .322

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